Shot Types

Shot Types

Definition

Shot types are the shots used in a scene that can have an intense effect audience and enhance their reaction. Shot types are generally decided upon in pre-production and are firstly story boarded so that everyone involved knows what they need to do when it comes to filming.

 

EWS (Extra Wide Shot)

·         A shot of the landscape, this normally used to display a character and their surroundings (setting and mise en scene).

·         On a camera this would be 100% zoomed out.

 

VWS (Very Wide Shot)

·         A shot that also shows the landscape and the character.

·         On a camera would be 90% zoomed out.

 

WS/LS/FS (Wide Shot/Long Shot/Full Shot)

·         Shows just the whole character and the settings.

·         On a camera 50% zoomed out.

 

MS (Mid-Shot)

·         Shows some part of the character in more detail while still showing surroundings.

·         On a camera 40% zoomed out.

 

MCU (Medium/Mid Close up)

·         This shot is in between mid – shot and close up, this would display the head and the neck.

·         On a camera 30% zoomed out.

 

CU (Close Up)

·         A feature that takes up the whole frame.

·         On a camera 20% zoomed out.

 

ECU (Extreme Close Up)

·         Shows a certain feature in very sharp detail.

·         On a camera 10% zoomed out.

 

CI (Cut In)

·         Focuses on another body part in detail.

·         On a camera also 10% zoomed out.

 

CA (Cut Away)

·         A shot of something other than setting or character.

 

2 Shot

·         A shot that includes two people.

 

OSS (Over shoulder Shot)

·         A shot that is looking over a person’s shoulder looking onto someone else.

 

Noddy Shot

·         This shot is mainly to do with sound.

·         It is from an ‘Interviewers Perspective’ so this means you can hear them but you cannot see them.

 

POV (Point of View Shot)

·         Show the view from the person’s perspective.

 

WS (Weather Shot)

·         This is a shot that only displays the weather, mainly for the background.

Reflection

These different shot types are used in all the mini clips we have created, when creating a movie yes you plan ahead about what shots you want to use but when it comes to filming, these shots change and you end up using a range of different shots. This can be a positive and negative aspect as yes you have a lot of shots that help tell the story but it can also make your movie or clip look cheap and lower the quality.